Textbook-Integrated Guide to Educational Resources

TIGER

E = mc2 for the Chemist: When Is Mass Conserved?Richard S. TreptowEinstein's famous equation is frequently misunderstood in textbooks and popular science literature. Its correct interpretation is that mass and energy are different measures of a single quantity known as massenergy, which is conserved in all processes.Treptow, Richard S. J. Chem. Educ.2005, 82, 1636.

Atomic Properties / Structure |

Nuclear / Radiochemistry |

Theoretical Chemistry |

Thermodynamics

Nucleogenesis! A Game with Natural Rules for Teaching Nuclear Synthesis and DecayDonald J. Olbris and Judith HerzfeldNucleogenesis! is a simple and engaging game designed to introduce undergraduate physics or chemistry students to nuclear synthesis and decay by simulation of these processes. By playing the game, students become more familiar with nuclear reactions and the "geography" of the table of isotopes. Olbris, Donald J.; Herzfeld, Judith. J. Chem. Educ.1999, 76, 349.

Isotopes |

Nuclear / Radiochemistry |

Nonmajor Courses

Chemistry of the Heaviest Elements-One Atom at a TimeDarleane C. Hoffman and Diana M. LeeA 75-year perspective of the chemistry of the heaviest elements, including a 50-year retrospective view of past developments, a summary of current research achievements and applications, and some predictions about exciting, new developments that might be envisioned within the next 25 years.Hoffman, Darleane C.; Lee, Diana M. J. Chem. Educ.1999, 76, 331.

Chromatography |

Instrumental Methods |

Isotopes |

Nuclear / Radiochemistry |

Separation Science |

Descriptive Chemistry |

Enrichment / Review Materials |

Atomic Properties / Structure

Ernest Rutherford, Avogadro's Number, and Chemical KineticsI. A. LeensonThe paper presents a way for students to use data from Rutherford's works (1908 - 1911) in order to determine one of the most precise values of Avogadro Constant available at the beginning of the century. Leenson, I. A. J. Chem. Educ.1998, 75, 998.

What is an element?Kolb, DorisReviews the history of the discovery, naming, and representation of the elements; the development of the spectroscope and the periodic table; radioactive elements and isotopes; allotropes; and the synthesis of future elements.Kolb, Doris J. Chem. Educ.1977, 54, 696.

Teaching mass-energy equivalenceFoster, Laurence S.It is the purpose of this paper to show how the concept of mass-energy equivalence may be introduced in an elementary chemistry course while retaining a focus on chemistry.Foster, Laurence S. J. Chem. Educ.1956, 33, 300.